I would, but granddaughter helped me organize my craft room 2 summers ago. Come to find out I have 3 storage boxes filled with unfinished projects. She says I can't buy anymore yarn until I finish those projects. that won't happen. How do I get the pattern for this Cowel?

Looks lovely and I had a skein of white Red Heart shimmer waiting to be made into something! I will call mine Polar Snow Fight since we are dealing with fierce winds and blowing, drifting snow. Now I have a GREAT excuse not to go outside! Thanks! Pinned it, too!

I am new to knitting and would like to know what I am doing wrong when attempting to make this cowl. I may not be understanding your directions, so please advise me, if I k1, p1, k1 and then p3tog, I decrease the number of stiches every other row. I went from 36 down to 24 just after the row 2. If I continue doing this, I will end up loosing 12 stiches every other row and in no time will be down to no stiches to knit/purl. Am I misunderstanding the instructions? Anxiously awaiting your reply and advice, "Newbie knitter".

Having been diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2012, I started on 15 February 2013 by having a lumpectomy, then several weeks later, if you need more treatment, that will start. I found knitting to be absolutely wonderful to take my mind off things, too much thinking about the 'what if's,' is no good. We are here for a good time, not a long time so enjoy whatever you do, and, treat every day as your last one. I really hope you have a wonderful recovery, I see my Surgeon for the very last time on 26th February 2014 and my anti hormone pills will be taken once daily for another 4 years. Side effects aren't great, but hey, am here, am going to be fine, so stuff the side effects and have a good time xx

I too have had breast cancer/lumpectomy and just had my check up..all is well. and yes knitting is my one selfish thing I do every day even for a less than desired amount of time...it helps me so much...I am blessed to have had a wonderful female surgeon...love her too. Take care and I will think of you often. don't stop knitting or crochet

First, you knit into the stitch as normal, but don't pull the loop off the left hand needle, then purl into the loop but don't pull the loop off the left hand needle yet, and knit into the stitch, and then pull the loop off the left hand needle. I also found it helpful to loop at a YouTube video the first time I tried this.

You k1p1k1 in the same stitch. Then, you p3tog over the next three stitches. Then you repeat those steps until the end of the row, ending with a p3tog. Basically, follow between the asterisk and the semicolon, and repeat until the end of the row.

Hi, I love this pattern, thank you for posting it! I want to carry the project as I travel, but I can't find a printer friendly version of the pattern. Can you possibly advise on how to print without getting all the other stuff on this page? Thanks!

The only way I can think of would be to copy and paste the pattern into a word document and then printing it. I don't have PDF files of my patterns so I don't think there is another way to have the pattern without anything else.

I have knitted this cowl for my daughter for a Christmas stocking gift and because she has very sensitive skin I lined it with very soft suede type fabric. I am very pleased with the outcome and am going to knit one for myself! Thanks for the pattern!

Thank you, Alyssa. I will probably do that. I love that raspberry color and may do something similar but I have one ball of royal blue that I think would be great, too. Happy New Year! and Thank you again, for so many awesome patterns.

Hi i am a beginner and there are ca few things i dont understand.1) What do you mean by in the same stitch. because knit and purl are different stitches eg, K1/P1/K1.2) What is whip stitch.3) What does long tail stitch mean.I have made cowls before but not come across these terms before. Please could you explain. Thanks Lorraine

In the same st, you have to k1, p1, k1. To do this, don't drop the st off the left hand needle until you have completed all three sts. Whip stitch is just a method of seaming the two end sizes of a cowl together, but you can use any method you like. Longtail is a method of casting on, and I use it most of the time because I think it provides a better, more stable, beginning row. You can find video tutorials for all of these, but I hope this helps!

Hi i am a beginner and there are ca few things i dont understand.1) What do you mean by in the same stitch. because knit and purl are different stitches eg, K1/P1/K1.2) What is whip stitch.3) What does long tail stitch mean.I have made cowls before but not come across these terms before. Please could you explain. Thanks Lorraine

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